November 13, 2008

Each year at about this time, hundreds of monarch butterflies make their appearance at Ardenwood Regional Preserve in Fremont, where they over-winter in the eucalyptus groves as part of their amazing life cycle.

Ardenwood is really the only place in the East Bay where you can view this beautiful spectacle. A smaller contingent of monarchs used to show up at Pt. Pinole in Richmond, but that hasn’t happened in recent years.

As a kind of introduction to the monarch butterfly season, naturalist Gaeta Bell will host a slide show and walk to Ardenwood’s monarch groves at 1 p.m. and again at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. Additional hikes, walks, and programs occur throughout December and early January.

Click HERE for Details and registration information on EBParks Online.

Ardenwood is located at 34600 Ardenwood Boulevard, just north of Highway 84 (the Dumbarton Bridge approach) in Fremont. For more information, phone the park at 510-796-0199.